Long Covid Kids Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

LCK & Friends Wales, Associate Acc- @LongCovidKids
🧡Advocacy & support for families of #LongCovidKids
🧡#PostViralKids
🧡#LCKfriends

[UK Covid-19 Inquiry @covidinquiryuk]

Our first witness today Anna-Louise Marsh-Rees (Co-Leader, Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice Cymru) has now been sworn in and begins her evidence.

She is being questioned by Counsel to the Inquiry Zoe Nield.

[Long Covid Kids Choir @LCKChoir2022]

Earlier this week our choir leader's text message was read out during @BBCWomansHour Her main goal was to draw attention to the fact that there are CYP out there who are also suffering from Long Covid&that we should not forget them @lornaeglasgow @fizzywaterlady @SammieFMc @

[Long Covid Kids Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @lckwales]

#Wales #LongCovid #Longcovidkids

[Gwladwr @gwladwr]

"All GP surgeries and community hospitals in Powys have been advised by Powys Teaching Health Board to reinstate mask wearing.

“This is due to rising Covid cases plus the uncertainty around the new Covid variant."

https://t.co/p54HYdGxJh

[Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social @LongCovidSOS]

A-level student who lost year to #LongCovid wins university place

"The fatigue lasted for months on end and still affects me now" but Jake managed to take extra lessons over summer, during lunchtimes and after school to make up for lost time

https://t.co/so4cgxdfK4

[Long Covid Kids Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @lckwales]

We’re proud of all of the learners who’ve received results today but especially our #longcovidkids in #Wales

[Children, Young People and Education Committee @SeneddChildren]

👏Congratulations to all the learners who have received the results of their AS/A Levels and level 3 qualifications today. We hope you're proud of your achievements! 1/3

[Colin Pidgeon SAME HANDLE ON BLUE SKY @baldypidge]

Today my son is 21.
His sister Rosie made a wonderful cake.
But because of #LongCovidKids she can't bear to eat any. Cake is not fun when you cannot taste anything.

[Emily Johnson (is on Mastadon and Bsky) @emily_rj]

Covid pediatric admissions are the highest they’ve been since August 2020 in NYC right now, this is very bad

[Long Covid Kids Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @lckwales]

#POTS #LongCovid #longcovidkids

[Long Covid Kids Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @lckwales]

Long Covid in children = 16.2%

This equals 4 children in each class of 25 !

Support is available 24/7:-

https://t.co/jBY7XU1nZG

#longcovidkids

[Non Jenkins ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @non_jenkins]

Long Covid in Children = 16.2% = 4 children in each class of 25

🚨 ‘More than 20 persistent symptoms & clinical features were reported among children & adolescents’

🚨 ‘16.2% of the pediatric participants experienced 1 or more persistent symptom(s) at least 3 months post COVID’

[Long Covid Kids Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @lckwales]

Please - If you are a parent, carer or child with #LongCovid - send in your thoughts. It’s really important that @SeneddChildren are informed , as to how this virus is affecting our children’s abilities to access education

#Wales #longcovidkids

@LongCovidKids @JBryantWales

[Children, Young People and Education Committee @SeneddChildren]

💭Send in your thoughts
We want to hear how well disabled and neurodivergent children and their families are consulted or informed of the choices in education or childcare available to them. 💻Here is how to contribute: https://t.co/wj4VWLUxpD

[Long Covid Kids Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @lckwales]

Many #longcovidkids in #WALES have symptoms of #POTS - yet they continue to have to fight for recognition and understanding of this condition

@WGHealthandCare @SwanseabayNHS @CV_UHB @AneurinBevanUHB @BetsiCadwaladr

[Long Covid Kids Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @lckwales]

#LongCovid #Longcovidkids

[Disability Wales @DisabilityWales]

The cost-of-living crisis is having a disproportionate impact on disabled people.

Our research indicates that disabled people in Wales and across the UK have been systemically let down by their governments during the crisis.

Read our report👇
https://t.co/wBStGVrtbE